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School Badges Track Student Location
Radio frequency identification — the same technology used to monitor cattle — is tracking students in the Spring and Santa Fe, Texas school districts. School leaders say the devices improve security and increase attendance rates. Houston Chronicle

Court: Metadata are Public Records
The Washington Supreme Court upheld  Thursday an appellate court’s ruling that metadata -- information related to the history, tracking or management of an electronic document -- is a public record subject to disclosure under the state Public Records Act. Reporters Committee News

Red-Light Camera Backlash
North Texas city officials are monitoring a public backlash against lucrative red-light cameras that could signal their end. Citizens in three Texas cities who are angry about the devices have forced a public vote to ban the cameras. Dallas Morning News

FCC Seeks to Remedy Cell Phone Bill Shock
Consumers are complaining in record numbers about their wireless bills, and the FCC has promised to act. Next week, the agency will unveil a proposal to address "bill shock" by requiring that carriers notify users of overcharges and sudden increases in their bills. Washington Post

Google Cars Drive Themselves, in Traffic
Anyone driving the twists of Highway 1 between San Francisco and Los Angeles recently may have glimpsed a Toyota Prius with a curious funnel-like cylinder on the roof. Harder to notice was that the person at the wheel was not actually driving. New York Times